2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: It's not just about putting Bernie in the White House. It's about much more! [View all]Human101948
(3,457 posts)...A joint fundraising committee between the Clinton campaign and the DNCcalled the Hillary Victory Fundraised $26.9 million as of December 31, 2015, much of which has gone directly to the DNC and other Democratic candidates across the country. Thirty-three state Democratic parties signed pacts with Ms. Clintons campaign, meaning she is essentially buying support from Democratic leaders around the country. In short, the Clinton campaign controls the money and decides which states receive it after the campaign and the DNC get their cut. According to Bloomberg, New Hampshire received $124,000, where six out of six superdelegates supported Ms. Clinton while over 60 percent of the primary vote favored Mr. Sanders. Nevada and South Carolina also have pacts with the Hillary Victory Fund, where Ms. Clinton has already won support from three of Nevadas eight superdelegates and three out of South Carolinas six superdelegates.
The superdelegate system was enacted in the 1980s to give the Democratic Establishment more influence in determining the partys presidential nominee, and as the DNC opens the floodgates to donations from special interests, the future of the party is auctioned off to the highest bidder. Unless Mr. Sanders can overcome the financial obstacles set by the Democratic National Committee to win the nomination, campaign finance reform and removing big money from politics will be a fantasy kept alive only on the partys fringes.
http://observer.com/2016/02/how-the-dnc-helps-clinton-buy-off-superdelegates/